Torby
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North Chicago 'burbs.
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 | | 09/02/2008 6:19 AM |
| We've seen you document 3 methods of building roadbed. Now show us how to get the track bent to match | |
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NTCGRR
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Nebraska City NE
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| | 09/02/2008 10:42 AM |
| Tom
Here I used a Belly bender. | |
 Marty Cozad
North Table Creek GRR
Nebraska City, NE
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jimtyp
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Centennial, CO
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| | 09/02/2008 11:20 AM |
| | Marty, Nice combo of ladder and concrete, thanks for the pics and the idea :-) Final ballasted line looks very sharp! | |
livin' la vida loco | |
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markoles
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Lancaster, PA
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| | 09/02/2008 11:45 AM |
| Marty,
There's hope for your tractor. You could fix her up all sweet and take her to the Threshermans Reunion at the Rough and Tumble, here in PA. They were having a garden tractor pull when I was there. Some guys were hauling a 1/2 ton or more with their modified garden tractors.
Nice looking ladder road bed there. Hope it holds up for you.
Mark | |
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NTCGRR
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Nebraska City NE
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| | 09/04/2008 7:34 PM |
| I've been a bad boy.
I should be building switches for the Terminal, but
Getting the new trestle sounds more fun, besides, its dark at 8 pm any more.
the light ties is the setting sun shining on them. | |
Marty Cozad
North Table Creek GRR
Nebraska City, NE
Is it "REAL" or just 1:29 th | |
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markoles
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Lancaster, PA
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| | 09/05/2008 9:29 AM |
| Marty,
Nice Boardwalk!! You know, most Boardwalks are straight, to parallel the ocean. Like the one in Atlantic City, NJ or Ocean City, MD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boardwalk#Atlantic_City.2C_New_Jersey
I thought you lived in Nebraska? Why are you modeling the seaside?!! Does this mean you are getting a Blue Coment train?! What will your UP friends say?!
Mark
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Millersvillanova Railroad, Lancaster, PA | |
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Chris France
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Laurel, MD
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| | 09/05/2008 2:36 PM |
| Sorry I didn't catch this thread earlier, Marty. To answer one of your first questions in case you haven't caught it from other sources by now, the 24" GMM bridges work great for 20' Diameter. I have 2 of them over one of my "drainage gullys."
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NTCGRR
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Jerry Barnes
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Lexington, NE
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| | 09/06/2008 7:25 PM |
| | Hurry up, only 3 weeks left! :-) Jerry | |
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John J
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| | 09/06/2008 8:22 PM |
| | Is the Forestry fire watch tower in the first picture new? I don't remember seeing it before | |
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cmjdisanto
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Colonial Heights, Virginia
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| | 09/06/2008 8:30 PM |
| Marty,
That's a nice alternative system for your layout. I've thought about suing the same system for the staging table. Putting together a trestle just wont be possible this time around. I gotta ask....How tight can you go as far as curves are concerned. I probably can only go to 12 for the space I have.
I'm sure the layout is gonna provide some great entertainment to everyone that's set to arrive in a couple weeks. Always great to see what ypu're doing. It is inspriing even though we have layouts on opposite ends of the spectrum.
Can't wait to see the pics that get posted later.
Later,
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Omaha, Nebr.
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| | 09/07/2008 5:13 AM |
| Jerry,
Not to worry Marty will have it done. I don't think the guy ever sleeps. | |
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Oh I rush and rush until life's no fun
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Jerry Barnes
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Lexington, NE
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| | 09/07/2008 9:00 AM |
| | Yeah, here I am retired and he does WAY more than I do, but he is a youngster! Jerry | |
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NTCGRR
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gary Armitstead
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Burbank, CA
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| | 09/07/2008 3:59 PM |
| Shiny RED x's?
I see you have the photos. Thanks for posting. | |
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leonpete
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Holstein, IA.
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| | 09/07/2008 8:12 PM |
| | Looking great Marty! Looks like it will be running for the thingy. | |
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